I Unintentionally Cured the Grand Duke’s Insomnia - Chapter 109
55. — The Secret Hidden in the Book (1)
There was an old cafe in the center of Aren’s busiest square. The cafe, which was said to have started alongside the history of Imperial Lian, was full of antique items inside, fitting its reputation. It was only moments after that I soon recalled the fact that I had set this cafe as the place where Cain and Irene had their first date after meeting in Aren.
Sitting on the terrace of a cafe overlooking the square, I pretended to glance around while gazing at Cain. I couldn’t help but feel strange coming with the male protagonist to the place I had set up for their date.
As I watched him handing the menu to the waiter, our eyes met.
Startled by the sudden meeting of our gazes, I instinctively turned my head and involuntarily grimaced, feeling embarrassed as I realized what I had done. I tried to alleviate the awkwardness of his gaze fixed on my forehead by awkwardly lifting the corners of my mouth and opening my mouth first.
“I, I never thought you’d ask me to come here.”
“Why?”
“Well, somehow, I don’t think this is the place for me…”
〈 I didn’t think this was the place for me to come to. 〉
While I was casually responding to his question, a line flashed through my mind for a moment. When I stopped talking in surprise at the line that suddenly came to my mind, Cain narrowed his eyes and asked.
“Adelia?”
I turned to him, startled by the sound of his low voice.
Seeing him examining my expression, I quickly shook my head and answered.
“I-It’s nothing. I was just thinking about something else for a second.”
As I smiled awkwardly after finishing my words, I secretly sighed when I saw the waiter bringing our drinks and desserts just in time. It seemed like I was a bit nervous, and that was why I was repeating what Irene, who had come here with Cain, had said without realizing it. Well, if not that, perhaps after reading and re-reading books to apologize for a recent plagiarism incident, the line might have stuck in my head.
Just when I reached for my share of the teacup, a strange thought crossed my mind.
To be honest, the ‘GDS’ I wrote was quite an enjoyable book. Despite the fact that it wasn’t approved by my parents, readers found my book interesting, and I heard it was selling well from the publisher. Of course, while it might not be enjoyable to everyone, it was undoubtedly a fact that my book was a bestseller.
…Though the novel, which was so popular in my world, was difficult for people to even read a single line in this world?
Something was strange.
If this world pursued a completely different kind of entertainment than the one I lived in, then maybe the novels sold here were different, too. Yet, the novels being sold here had content similar to that of my original world.
As I savored the rich aroma of tea, I glanced up at Cain.
Suddenly, I remembered how he would fall asleep instantly only when he read my book.
“Um, can I ask you something?”
His gaze, which had been fixed on the teacup, turned towards me at the cautious question. I asked cautiously as I watched him aligning his gaze with mine as if prompting me to speak.
“Is my book really that boring?”
“….”
“No, something feels strange. People said it’s so boring that it’s hard to even read a sentence, but if you look at it the other way, how could they know it’s boring if they haven’t even read a single sentence…”
For a moment, I felt like someone had hit me in the back of the head.
Why hadn’t I noticed before?
…The fact that my book might not just be uninteresting and boring but also sleep-inducing.
As I trailed off, Cain’s head tilted slightly as if waiting for the rest of my sentence.
I swallowed dryly at the sight of him.
It wasn’t that it was boring, it was a prophecy. Perhaps my book was like a prophecy in this world because it was a book where every action, every word, and everything that would happen in the future was written.
Goosebumps appeared on my exposed arms.
Only now did it seem like I might understand why no one in this world could read my book.
It was because my book, although a novel, was also a prophetic book—a prophecy containing everything that would happen in the future. Even though I didn’t know exactly what power put people to sleep, perhaps it was some intangible force that made up this world? So, to prevent people from knowing what would happen in the future by reading my book, it made all the characters in the book fall asleep.
I wiped my face at the truth I had just realized.
Thinking like this, I understood why Cain, who had insomnia, would fall asleep only whenever I read him my book. Something was twisted, not because I was still alive, but simply because the contents were something he, as the protagonist, shouldn’t hear.
I let out a shallow sigh as I sipped my tea before an indifferent voice slipped from Cain, who had been staring at me quietly.
“They say there are two ways to anger someone.”
“…Yes?”
“One is to stop talking, and the other is…”
The other was…?
I blinked and waited for him to finish, but he just shrugged his shoulders and smiled. When I pondered his words, feeling something strange, I burst into laughter.
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claudeiscope
took her a long time
srsly though, im confused is she really the writer???? then million black, is he god or something
nabi
Hi claudeiscope!
If there aren’t any more plot twists, chapter 95 mentions at the end that Adelia realized the memories she had up until then weren’t actually hers: “It was fortunate that those memories were not mine, and it was a relief that those emotions weren’t mine.” and she was actually the author! Now I’m wondering… whose memories did she have then? (｡•̀ ᴗ -)✧